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Pa'ama (פעמה) means edge in Hebrew.

It can also mean corner. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

פַּעֲמָה
pa'ama
noun · feminine
In English

edge, corner

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with פ

The dictionary gives one meaning for Pa'ama.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    פינה של חפץ.
    וְיָצַקְתָּ לּוֹ אַרְבַּע טַבְּעֹת זָהָב וְנָתַתָּה עַל אַרְבַּע פַּעֲמֹתָיו וּשְׁתֵּי טַבָּעֹת עַל צַלְעוֹ הָאֶחָת וּשְׁתֵּי טַבָּעֹת עַל צַלְעוֹ הַשֵּׁנִית

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Pa'ama is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
פַּעֲמָה
Written without vowel points
פעמה
Said
pa'ama
Root
פ־ע־מ
Pattern
קַטְלָה
Plural
פַּעֲמוֹת
Inflections
ס' פַּעֲמָת־, ר' פַּעֲמוֹת, ר"ס פַּעֲמוֹת־
Gematria
195

This is how Pa'ama is said in other languages.

English
edge, corner

These words mean nearly the same as Pa'ama.

  • פינה

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These words rhyme with Pa'ama.

The word Pa'ama comes from the root פ־ע־מ, like these words.

These words come before and after Pa'ama in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Pa'ama.

What does Pa'ama (⁨פעמה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Pa'ama (⁨פעמה⁩) means edge and corner. It is said pa'ama, with the stress on ma.

What is a synonym for Pa'ama (⁨פעמה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Pa'ama (⁨פעמה⁩) are ⁨פינה⁩.

What rhymes with Pa'ama (⁨פעמה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Pa'ama (⁨פעמה⁩) include ⁨אדמה⁩, ⁨רקמה⁩, ⁨מלחמה⁩, ⁨בהמה⁩, ⁨אומה⁩, and ⁨רמה⁩.

Is Pa'ama (⁨פעמה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Pa'ama (⁨פעמה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨פַּעֲמוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פעמה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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